In the wake of the Lion Air and Ethiopian Airlines crashes of Boeing 737 Max planes, people are thinking about how much of their air travel is handled by software...The ConversationFrom ACM Opinion | April 1, 2019

One month before the 2016 U.S. presidential election, an "Access Hollywood" recording of Donald Trump was released in which he was heard lewdly talking about women...The ConversationFrom ACM Opinion | February 27, 2019

As the new Congress begins, it will soon discuss the comprehensive reports to the U.S. Senate on the disinformation campaign of half-truths, outright fabrications...The ConversationFrom ACM News | January 9, 2019

Cybersecurity researchers and analysts are rightly worried that a new type of computer, based on quantum physics rather than more standard electronics, could&nbsp...The ConversationFrom ACM Opinion | December 28, 2018

The closest place in the universe where extraterrestrial life might exist is Mars, and human beings are poised to attempt to colonize this planetary neighbor within...The ConversationFrom ACM Opinion | November 6, 2018

Your brain is an inexhaustible source of secure passwords—but you might not have to remember anything. Passwords and PINs with letters and numbers are&nbsprelatively...The ConversationFrom ACM Opinion | October 26, 2018

Looking to modernize voting practices, speed waiting times at the polls, increase voter turnout and generally make voting more convenient, many government officials—and...The ConversationFrom ACM Opinion | October 18, 2018

Watching a 50th anniversary screening of "2001: A Space Odyssey," I found myself, a mathematician and computer scientist whose research includes work related to...The ConversationFrom ACM Opinion | October 3, 2018